 | US Navy Converting Ship into Floating Commando Base in Middle East
The United States Navy is in the process of placing a ‘mothership’ for Special Ops Forces in the Middle East, according to a Fox News report. The Pentagon is rushing to send a large floating base for commando teams to the Middle East as tensions rise with Iran, al-Qaeda in Yemen and Somali pirates, among other...
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 | FBI Investigating Passenger Death On Board Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
The FBI and local authorities are on board Royal Caribbean International’s Liberty of the Seas investigating a death. Broward Sheriff’s Office officials stated that their crime scene technicians were called out to Port Everglades to investigate the recent death of a woman on the ship. The 47-year-old woman, a U.S....
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 | U.S. Fifth Circuit Considers Meaning of “Any Contractual Relationship” in the Context of Third Party Defense to Liability Under OPA
Written by Philip Brickman The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently provided some clarity on whether the third party defense to liability under OPA applies where the third party alleged to be at fault committed an act or omission in connection with an indirect contractual relationship with the...
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 | Miami Congressional Hearing Targets Oil Spill Preparedness for Drilling in Cuba & Bahamas
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) will chair a congressional field hearing in the Miami, Florida area to examine Cuban and Bahamian plans to drill exploratory oil wells in waters off the Florida coast. The hearing will review the U.S. Coast Guard’s preparedness to handle potential oil spills...
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 | Coast Guard Reopens Portion of Tennessee River to Commercial Traffic After Bridge Collapse
The Coast Guard has reopened a portion of the Tennessee River, Saturday, after a section of the Eggner Ferry Bridge collapsed following an allision with a vessel. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has deemed the navigable channel safe for commercial transit after completing a channel survey Friday evening and finding no...
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 | Join the Discussion
The Maritime Executive's LinkedIn Group Exceeds 20,000 Members! The Maritime Executive's LinkedIn group features more than Read More >> |
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 | IMO Secretary-General Says That IMO is Right Body to Deal with Safety Debate After Costa Concordia
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu, speaking at the opening of the Sub-Committee on Bulk Liquids and Gases (BLG) (30 January 2012), stated that IMO is the right international body to deal with safety of passenger ships and, in particular, a safety review after the Costa Concordia...
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 | Europort Across the Border in 2012
Maritime exhibitions in Romania and China in May 2012 After a successful edition of Europort in Ahoy Rotterdam in November of 2011, the maritime exhibition is...
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 | EU NAVFOR Force Commander Promoted During the Visit of Spanish Chief of the Defence to the Flagship in Djibouti
On 27 January 2012, the Spanish Chief of Defense, Admiral Fernando García Sánchez, visited the EU NAVFOR Flagship, ESPS PATIÑO alongside in Djibouti, accompanied by the Spanish Chief of the Navy, Admiral Manuel Rebollo, Chief of the Air Force, General Jose Jimenez Ruiz, Commander of the Joint Command for Operations,...
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 | SUNY Maritime College - Cutting Edge Issues in Shipping Symposium
SUNY Maritime College Presents:
The Annual 2012 Groundhog Day Cutting Edge Issues in Shipping Symposium
February 2, 2012 – 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Vander Clute Hall, Special Events Room
FREE Admission
SUNY Maritime College, Throggs Neck,...
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 | Eco Marine Power Unveils Aquarius Eco Ship Concept
Eco Marine Power Co. Ltd. (EMP) unveiled a concept ship design incorporating its Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) System. This concept design is called the Aquarius Eco Ship and is part of Eco Marine Power’s ongoing development efforts aimed at moving shipping towards a more sustainable future. The...
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 | Subsea Solutions Alliance Performs Extraction of Four 25-Ton Stabilizer Fins
Advanced underwater extraction performed with vessel in service and without delay Passenger vessels have the benefit of carrying cargo that self-propels itself on and off as well as around the vessel making it easy and efficient to load and unload the vessel. This...
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